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Commonwealth NGOs
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Windward Islands Farmers Association
P O Box 817
Kingstown
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Email: winfa@caribsurf.com
Website: www.winfa.org/
Type: NGO
Scope: national
Interest in Forestry: peripheral
Description
Mission Statement :
To be a robust financially independent democratic organization championing the cause of farmers and
rural communities in the Caribbean through the provision of programmes which address food
security, gender equity, continuity and linkages.
Objectives:
The objectives of the Association are:
1. To work in collaboration with farmers, farmers organizations and food producers to improve the socio-economic
well-being of farmers and to work towards the total eradication of poverty in rural
communities.
2. To enable farmers and food producers in the Caribbean to play their part in directing the development
of agriculture in the region by co-ordinating educational and research programmes and by
disseminating information relevant to agricultural development.
3. To co-ordinate the efforts of farmers, farmers organizations and food producers in the Caribbean
in launching united action to influence policy decisions on matters affecting agriculture and general
socio-economic development.
4. To create and forge alliances and linkages between farmers’ organizations, food producers groups
and between those organizations and other national, regional and international organizations and
institutions concerned with agricultural and rural development.
5. To promote the democratic participation of farmers at all levels of the development process.
6. To promote the building of awareness and solidarity amongst farming organizations and communities
at the national, regional and international levels.
7. To pursue those activities which help to advance the cause of the organisation.
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